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The cornerstone for the present church was laid on August 28, 1865 [1] and the completed church was dedicated by Bishop McFarland on St. Patrick's Day in 1868. [2] It became a cathedral when the Diocese of Bridgeport was established in 1953. The edifice went through a major $4 million renovation in 2003 and the capacity was expanded to 750 people.
The first Catholic church in Stamford, St. John's, was dedicated in 1851. [8] Thomas Synnott, pastor of St. James Parish, established St. Mary's Parish (Irish) in East Bridgeport in 1854. The first Catholic church in Greenwich was opened in 1860, serving Irish immigrants in the area. [15] Synnott opened St. Augustine (Irish) Parish in ...
St. Andrew Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Augustine Cathedral (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Saint George Parish (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Mary Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Michael the Archangel's Parish (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Patrick's Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Peter Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Sts. Cyril ...
The St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica, has stood at its present location for 225 years. The parish met in several buildings before the present location
St. Agnes Church (Greenwich, Connecticut) St. Anthony of Padua Parish (Fairfield, Connecticut) St. Augustine Cathedral (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Joseph Church (Danbury, Connecticut) Saint Joseph Church (Norwalk, Connecticut) Saint Mary Church (Norwalk, Connecticut) St. Mary Church (Greenwich, Connecticut)
St. Agnes Church (Greenwich, Connecticut) St. Ambrose Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Andrew Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Ann Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut) St. Anthony of Padua Parish (Fairfield, Connecticut) St. Augustine Cathedral (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Saint Bridget of Ireland Church; Saint Gabriel Church (Stamford ...
St. Patrick Church is first Catholic church in the North End of Bridgeport. The immense church makes quite an impression on unsuspecting motorists traveling on the Interstate highway close by. The parish was formed from the third division of the parish of St. Augustine's Cathedral.
The county's Catholic seat, St. Augustine Cathedral was finished in 1869, built by the Irish who had arrived 30 year earlier. Saint James Church, predating the Archdiocese of Hartford, was the first Catholic congregation in Fairfield County, starting with 250 members in 1842.